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COPYRIGHT DEPOSIT 



D. V. RIEGER, HENRY C. KUMPF, R. D. COVINGTON, 

PRESIDENT. VICE-PRESIDENT. CASHIE 



MISSOURI NATIONAL BANK. 

New York Life Building, KANSAS CITY. 

DIRECTORS. 

CALVIN HOOD. CHAS. J. LANTRY. F. H. KUMP. D. A. McKIBBEN. 

H. C. KUMPF. D. V. RIEGER. S. S. SERAT. 



NEW ENGLAND ft^T 

J. F. Downing, President, lip \Af F <=i T" NINTH QTRFFT 

C. J. Hubbard. Vice-President. Wtb l IN I IN I PI bIHttl. 

A. W. Childs. Treasurer. 

Capital, $100,000. Surplus, $35,000. 

Receives Checking Accounts of Individuals. Pays Interest on Time Certificates of Deposit, 

Rents Safe Deposit Boxes. 



WM. HUTTIG. C H. HUTTIG. FRED. HUTTING, Sr. FRED. HUTTIG, Jr. 

Western Sash & Door Co. 

OFFICE, FACTORY AND STOCKHOUSES : 
19TH AND WYOMING STREETS, 

KANSAS CITY. I 

w!6hi?a. IS \ « ^KANSAS CITY, MO. 



O. W. PHILBROOK. F. J. MEADOWS. F. H. CALCOTT, 

The W. E. WHITING CO. 

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OFFICIAL PROGRAM 



.... OF THE .... 



Kansas city I^arnival Krewe 

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INCORPORATED. 

Oktober 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, 1896. 
KREWE. 

KING KI KI, - 
FIRST VICE-KING t 
SECOND VICE-KING, - 
KURRENCY KEEPER, - 
KORRESPONDER, - - - 

KNIGHTS KOnnANDER OF THE KREWE. 

WILLIAM W. COWEN, JOHN C. McCOY, 

RICHARD L PEARSON, JOHN SULLIVAN, 

JOHN G SHERWOOD, GEORGE LAW, 
AUGUSTUS M. GRAFF. 

KOLLEAGUES. 

WILLIAM A. LAWTON, DAVID L. HAMILTON, JOHN S. CLARK, 
HERMAN F. LANG, FRED EYSSELL, ALFRED S. WOOLF, 

A. JACOB VANLANDINGHAM, NATHANIEL P. SIMONDS. 



EUGENE G. E. JACCARD. 
CHARLES J. SCHMELZER. 
GEORGE P. GROSS. 
EDWARD F. SWINNEY. 
WILLIAM E. BENSON. 



BURNAP, PRINTERS, <ANSAS CITY. 



EDITION, 10,000, 



KOMMITTEES OF THE KREWE 



Auditing. 

J. C. McCoy. 
J. C. Sherwood. 
E. F. Svvinney. 



Finance 

C. J. Schmelzer. 
J. C. McCoy. 
E. F. Svvinney. 
W. E. Benson. 
George Law. 



Advertising. 

W. E. Benson. 
W. W. Cowen. 
R. I. Pearson. 



Floats and Costumes. 

W. W. Cowen 
W. E. Benson 
R. I. Pearson. 



Music. 

George Law. 
C. J. Schmelzer. 
A. M. Graff. 



Parade. 

R. I. Pearson. 
Geo. P. Gross. 
W. W. Cowen. 
J. C. Sherwood. 
J. C. McCoy. 



Flower Parade. 

Geo. P. Gross. 
John Sullivan. 
E. F. Svvinney. 
W. E. Benson. 
George Law. 



Entertainment. 

E. F. Swinney. 
Geo. P. Gross. 
A. M. Graft. 
J. C. McCoy. 
C. J Schmelzer. 



Transp9rtation. 

J. C. Sherwood. 
W. W. Cowen. 
R. I. Pearson. 



Decoration. 

A. M. Graft. 
George Law. 
John Sullivan. 



Illumination. 

John Sullivan. 
Geo. P. Gross 
W. W. Cowen. 



KOUNSELLORS. 



E. E. RICHARDSON, Chairman. 



Armour. K. B. 




Conover, Col. John. 


Hubbell, Ira C. 


Peet, Wm. 


Abernathy, Capt. Wm. M. 


Donohue, James. 


Hall, Dr. C. Lester. 


Rust, Eugene. 


Betz, Prof. Carl. 




Dold. A. W. 


Hidden, H. N. 


Reeder, D. H. 


Burrough, Philip 


E. 


Epperson, U. S. 


Hynds, D. M. 


Root, W. C. 


Baehr, Wm. J. 




Eyssell, Geo. 


Jewett, E. S. 


Smith, J. B. 


Becker, Ed. J. 




Edgecomb, E. F 


James, J. C 


Saunders, D. G. 


Bird, J. T. 




Faxon, Frank A. 


Keith, Robt. 


Stowe, J. G. 


Bennett, H. W. 




Foote, Geo. H. 


Lockwood, J. E. 


Stilwell, A. E. 


Beattie, Dr. T. J 




Fitch, C. N. 


Logan, Dr. J. E. 


Spofford, T. M. 


Barton, Wm. 




Frawley, Jno. B. 


McDougal, H. C. 


Thompson, Percy. 


Bovard, John A. 




Fuller, Geo. W. 


Moore, Jno. W. 


Taggert, F. J. 


Bernheimer, G. 




Garland, H. N. 


McPherson, J. J. 


Thayer, Geo. E. 


Clark, C. H. 




Gillham, Robt. 


Moffet, A. H. 


Walden, G. M. 


Cannon, Capt. J. 


S. 


Heim, Jos. J. 


Mitchell, I. G. 


Warner, Wm. 


Clarke, W. B. 




Hilton, Alex. 


Neff, J. H . 


Winter, Geo. F. 


Clark, W. V. 




Hey, Fred. C. 


Orr, H. C. 


Wilson, Wm. A. 


Coates, A. C. 




Holmes, Walton. 


Parker, C. D. 


Woodson, B. L. 


Crabbs, F. D. 




Hagenbuch, Geo. W. 


Powell, Isaac. 





KWEEN KARNATION'S KOURT. 



♦ 



Mrs. J. K. Cravens, 


Mrs. S. Ayres, 


Mrs. 


Hunter M. Merriwether, 




Chair 7iian. Vice-Ch 


airman. 


Secretary. 


esdames — 




M esdames 


Mesdames — 


M isses — 


M. B. Abell. 




B. T. Hardin. 


E. L. Scarritt. 


Gregg. 


H. C. Arnold. 




C. E. Hochstetler. 


E. Scharnagel. 


Jessie Hall. 


K. B. Armour. 




J. C. Horton. 


A. E. Stilwell. 


May Hinkle. 


C. D. Axman. 




Fred Huttig. 


N. P. Simonds. 


Georgia Halley. 


W. J. Anderson. 




S» D. Irwin. 


J. J. Squier. 


Margaret Keith. 


H. H. Anderson. 




E G. E. Jaccard 


John Sullivan. 


Jessie Keith. 


H. W. Baker. 




J • M. Jones. 


E. F. Swinney. 


Pearl Ketchum. 


T. J.Beattie. 




R. H. Keith 


A. J. Snyder. 


May Karnes. 


W. E. Benson. 




George Law. 


W. J. Smith. 


Catherine Kelly. 


A. J. Brodnax. 




T T ncan 

J . J-#. l^UJ^dU 


M. W. St. Clair. 


Laura Lee. 


J. K. Burnham. 




A H a m T c\v\a 


Wm. Thayer. 


Frances Matteson. 


Frank Brumback. 




J. S. Loose. 


Wm. Warner. 


Helen Mettsker. 


J. S. Cannon. 




J. L* Lombard 


J. R. Walker. 


Etta Mercer. 


A. C. Coates. 




Hugh IVlcElroy. 


J. W. Wagner. 


Mary McCoy. 


Sarah W. Coates. 




H. C. McDougal 


F. B. Wilcox. 


Marsh. 


J. F. Code. 




Albert Marty. 


E. W. Zea. 


Mayme Perrin 


C. A. Dayton. 




E. R. Martin. 




Olive Rankin. 


Fred Doggett. 




C. B. Mitchell. 


Misses- 


Alice Ridenour. 


J. C. Dold. 




A. R. Meyer. 


Maude Askew. 


Frances Reynolds. 


Henry N. Ess. 




Henry Merrill. 


Peake Askew. 


Catherine Sleeper 


F. W. Flato. 




J. W. Merrill. 


Pauline Arnold. 


Carrie Sayers. 


Hal Gaylord. 




Will Mott. 


Susie Black. 


Alma Snell. 


L. A. Goodman. 




G. H. Nettleton. 


Sue Barse. 


Cora Squier. 


J. D. Griffith. 




E. P. Pratt. 


Jessie Burnham. 


Nina Spofford. 


Geo. P. Gross. 




Wm. Reid. 


Mamie Childs. 


Rowena Smith. 


Fred Gunn. 




P. D. Ridenour. 


May Coatesworth. 


Lavinia Tough. 


W. Ewing Hall. 




I. M. Ridge. 


Anna English. 


Bebe Wood. 


Frank Hagerman. 




Grant I. Rosenzweig. 


Helen Farr. 


Mary Woodgate. 


Henry Harper. 




Harvey Rhodes. 


Elizabeth Gentry 





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KRONIKLES OF THE KREWE. 



THROUGHOUT the history of enlightened nations, we find that one of the admitted duties, as 
well as cardinal virtues, of the larger towns and cities, has been to provide annually a season 
of entertainment for their inhabitants — a season when the ordinary reserve and differences of social 
life might, for the time, be thrown aside, and all meet 
for enjoyment on the broad plane of a generous human 
equality. And with such larger cities it has also become 
a time-honored custom to open their doors and extend 
the hand of hospitality to the people of those sections 
with whom they might have closest business relations. 

Such was the motive responsible for the initial 
meeting, held on the evening of August 22, 1894, of the 
projectors of the Karnival Krewe. 

The officers and directors elected at this meeting- 
were as follows: 

Mr. Dent Yates, Chairman; Mr. Eugene G. E. Jaccard, 
Secretary; Mr. Charles J. Schmelzer, Treasurer; Mr 
John S. Clark, Mr. Henry Stubenrauch, Mr. Hillard Hickok, 
Mr. Emil Scharnagel, Mr. Wm. A. Lawton, Mr. Herman F. 
Lang, Mr. M. K. Weil, Mr. Fred C. Hey. 

It was the belief of the members of that meeting 
that a parade, composed of humorous and grotesque 

char a c t e r s 
and costumes 
originating 
with the peo- 
ple taking 

part, would be a pleasing and popular amusement. How 
well this belief was founded has been proven in the suc- 
cess of the past two parades given by this organization. 

The first parade was confined entirely to Karnival 
features, as the time of six weeks between the first meet- 
ing and the date of the parade was too short to arrange 
elaborate details. 

The necessary money to defray the expenses of the 
parade was raised by popular subscription, and the ready 
response by the business houses enabled the committee 
to place a parade on the streets that would have been a 
credit to a much older and more experienced organi- 
zation. 

The originators of the "Krewe" promised subscribers 
that the money would be judiciously expended, and that 
excepting for bands of music, where more were needed 
than the city could furnish, and where prizes were paid 
to out-of-town organizations, the entire fund would be 
expended in Kansas City; also, that no officer or member 
of the directory should receive salary or compensation for services; and that each year after the parades 






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expended would be mailed to every subscriber. These 
promises have been faithfully fulfilled, and to these facts 
are largely due the popularity of the " Krewe " to-day. 

At a meeting of the directory, shortly after the first 
parade, it was decided to make the organization a per- 
manent one. Incorporation papers were applied for, and. 
"The Kansas City Karnival Krewe" became a properly 
organized company, under the laws of the State. 

The directors, elected by a vote of the subscribers, 
for the ensuing year, were : Mr. C. J. Schmelzer, Mr. 
Eugene G. E. Jaccard, Mr. W. E. Benson, Mr. H. F. Lang, 
Mr. Frank Cooper, Mr.. John S. Clark, Mr. William A. 
Lawton, Col. N. P. Simonds v Mr. Emil Scharnagel, Mr. 
Dent Yates, Mr. Hillard Hickok and Mr. A. S. Woolf, who 
selected the following officers, to serve one year : Mr. 
Chas. J. Schmelzer, President; Mr. Dent Yates, First Vice- 
President; Mr. Eugene G. E. Jaccard, Second Vice-Presi- 
dent; Mr. Herman F. Lang, Secretary; Mr. W. A. Lawton, 
Treasurer, and an advisory board of forty-four members. 
On October 2, 1895, the " Krewe " placed on the streets 
the first Flower Parade given in Kansas City. On the day 
following occurred the Bicycle Parade, under the auspices 

of the " Krewe." Oct. 4 witnessed the second annual parade of "The Karnival Krewe and Kohorts." 
Regarding the parades of last year, the following editorial from one of our prominent daily 

papers will give some idea of the good the Krewe 
is doing the city s 

"Up to a year ago, the railroads had returned 
to their homes, immediately after the Priests of 
Pallas Parade was over, about 90 per cent of the 
visitors. This year they took back only between 
20 and 30 per cent of the visitors, the balance re- 
maining over until Friday, and some even until 
Monday, because of the "Parades of the Karnival 
Kreve. The official figures show that 10 of the 26 
railroads brought in Monday and Tuesday over 
65,000 people, and of these 45,000 remained until 
after Friday " 

And, speaking of the great K. K. K. Parade of 
1895: "Nobody thought that the crowd of Tuesday 
could be surpassed ; but it has been. There were 
never as many people in Kansas City at one time 
before." 

For the parades this year, the Krewe has prom- 
ised many new and original features, and for the 
Flower Parade the most beautiful pageant that has 
ever graced Kansas City's streets. Everyone who 
witnessed the beautifully decorated carriages and 
horses, and above all, the lovely women and child- 
ren, in last year's parade of flowers will, we feel 
assured, make certain to see this parade, which will 
be much larger and more elaborate than last year. 



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Change of Route for Monday Night's Parade. 

Start at Twentieth and Grand Avenue, 

North on Grand Avenue to Fourteenth Street, 

West on Fourteenth Street to Main Street, 

North on Main Street to Twelfth Street, 

West on Twelfth Street to Broadway, 

North on Broadway to Tenth Street, 

East on Tenth Street to Central Street, 

North on Central Street to Ninth Street, 

East on Ninth Street to Main Street, 

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North on Walnut Street to Seventh Street, 
East on Seventh Street to Grand Avenue, 
South on east side of Grand Avenue to Twelfth, and countermarch on west side of Grand Aveuue to 
the Judges' Stand, where the reception of King Ki Ki and Kween Karnation by His Honor 
Mayor Jones and the City Council will take place. 



PROGRAM. 



MONDAY, OKTOBER 5, 8 P. H. 

Grand Reception and Parade 

Under the auspices of the Kansas City Karnival Krewe. 



KING Kl Kl AND HIS KREWE 

KWEEN KARNATION AND HER KOURT 

Will arrive to inaugurate the fall festivities. Each of these royal personages, richly attired, will be 
attended by a long retinue and will arrive at 8 o'klock. 

Mayor J. M. Jones will meet them and will formally present the King with the Key of the City. 
The King and Kween will then be konducted to their magnificent floats and be driven about the 
city. 

Behind the King and Kween a parade will form, komposed of the Mayor and civic dignitaries in 
karriages ; the Third Regiment, National Guards of Missouri; Riding Klubs; Fire Department; Kale- 
donians, and a rejoicing populace. 

Col. R. I. PEARSON, Grand Marshal. 
WALTER S. HALLIWELL, Chief of Staff. 



LINE OF MARCH. 

Start at Twentieth Street and Grand Avenue, 

North on Grand Avenue to Fourteenth Street, 
West on Fourteenth Street to Main Street, 
North on Main Street to Fourth Street, 

East on Fourth Street to Walnut Street, 

South on Walnut Street to Eleventh Street, 
East on Eleventh Street to Grand Avenue, 

North on West side of Grand Avenue to Ninth Street, 

Kountermarch on East side of Grand Avenue to Twelfth Street, 
Where the Parade will disband. 



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LOWEST CASH PRICES, 

And we solicit your trade. 

NORTH FURNITURE AND CARPET CO., 



Wall Paper 
Dept. 
Crockery 
Dept. 
Stove 

Dept. 



1216-1224 MAIN STREET, KANSAS CITY, MO. 



WHEN YOU KOME TO KAVORT 

WITH THE KARNiVAL KREWE, 

BE SURE TO MAKE 

THE MIDLAND HOTEL 

YOUR HEADQUARTERS. 

AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN. First Class in all its Appointments. 
G. T. STOCKHAM, MANAGER. 



Trunks, Traveling Bags and Leather Goods 

The Largest Assortment to Select From, Prices the Lowest. 
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 

TRUNKS AND CASES MADE TO ORDER. 

TELEPHONE 1275. ( At the Junction ) 821 MAIN STREET. 



A Famous Place for Oysters. 



Hnrforis 

OYSTER 
HOUSE 



507 Walnut St., Kansas 6ity, Mo. 



Take Fifth Street Cable from Union Depot to 
Fifth and Walnut Streets. 



Patronize 

THE MISSOURI GAS COMPANY 
at its honest price of $1.00 rather 
than the Company who swore dol- 
lar gas impossible, and are still 
fighting to perpetuate their mo- 
nopoly. 

THe Missouri Gas Company, 

1013 and 1015 Walnut St. 



The best place to view the parade, will be from the 

Official Reviewing Stand, 

On Grand avenue, between Ninth and Tenth streets, where will also 
be located the Triumphal Arch and Judges' Stand, before which the 
parades pass twice. Seats may be reserved for one or all of the parades 
at Jaccard's, 1034 Main St., or of R.L Pearson & Co., 906 Grand Ave. 



WEDNESDAY, OKTOBER 7, 2 P. M. 



FLOWER PARADE 



SOCIETY'S GREAT ANNUAL PAGEANT 

Under the auspices of the Kansas City Karnival Krewe. 



Grander and More Beautiful man Ever Before. 

A MOVING KALEIDOSKOPE OF GORGEOUS KOLOE. 

Millions upon Millions of Flowers, 

Magnificently Dekor ated Equipages, 

Lines of High-Stepping and Prancing Steeds, 
Novel Designs and Dekorations, 

Resplendent and Gorgeous Floats. 

A WEALTH OF BEAUTY AND FASHION. 



KWEEN KARNATION'S FLOWERY FESTIVAL. 

BEAUTIFULLY DEKOR ATED 

Tally-Hos, Vis-a-Vis, Dog Karts, Phaetons, 

T-Traps, Victorias, Pony Karts, Karriages, 

Brakes, Kabriolets, Buggies, Broughams. 



KAVALIERS. 

COL. GEO. P. GROSS, Grand 



Dr. Thos. J. Beattie. W.E.Hall, H.H.Anderson. H. M. Bush. 

R. A. Long. John Bovard. J. P. Reymond Judge J. L. Lowe. 

R. H. Keith. Lyman W. Seaman. George McWil'iams. W. L. Irwin. 

Fred P. Smith. Daniel Saunders. 

JAMES B. FORBIS, Jr., Chief of Staff. 

Lynne Banks, B H. McGarvey, 

Division Kommander. Division Kommander . 

AIDES. AIDES. 

Harry Beekman. David Thornton, 

Boyd W. Harwood James L. DeLong. 

I. B. Dunlap. Lucien Irwin. 

Fred Campbell. Walter L. Haley. 

FredGoss. Dr. Harry Mather. 

E. H. Bryant. W. G. Moore. 

Jos. Guthrie. Arnold Shanklin. 

Walter Avery. Ed. H. Stiles. 

C D. Trumbull. H. M. Woolf. 

W. K. Everingham. G. M. Walrond. 
J. H. Durkee. 

KONTINUED. 




THATCHER NEATtRS 



Furnaces, Steam and Hot Water Heaters 

CALL ON US WHEN IN CITY 
FOR PRICES. 

TEL. 718. 917 WALNUT ST. 



8AHR FISH & OYSTER GO. 

Wholesale, 1129 Grand Ave, 
Eetail, 206 E. 12th St. 

Food from the Ocean our Specialty. 



All Leading Restaurants, Hotels and Dealers 
Serve and Sell our Goods. 



Visit Our Retail Department. 

Telephone 2211. 



Plants and Cut Flowers Artistic Floral Decorations of Every 

a Specialty, ^^t^^-j* Description Made on Short Notice. 

R. JARRETT, SON & CO. 

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL 
GREENHOUSES: "p T f\ T Q ^TT Q MIDLAND HOTEL, 

St. John and Fairview Aves. i LUKlj 1 711 Walnut Street. 

TELEPHONE J569. KANSAS CITY, MO. 



REPAIR WORK A SPECIALTY . 

J. H. HAM, 
PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING, 



m EAST ELEVENTH STREET, 
TELEPHONE J050. KANSAS CITY, MO. 




A PRIZE WINNER. FLOWER PARADE. 1895 



ARMOUR PACKING CO. 

KANSAS CITY, U. S. A. 

Jobbers and Packers bl all Meat Products. 

SPECIALTIES: 

GOLD BAND HAMS AND BREAKFAST BACON, 
GOLD BAND SLICED BACON, 
HELMET CANNED MEATS, 
WHITE LABEL PURE LEAF LARD, 
WHITE LABEL CANNED SOUPS. 

Visitors to Karnival are Gordiallu Invited to Visit our Plant. 



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Wisconsin. 



Seventh and Grand Jfw. t 



Kansas City, ltto- 

This magnificent Club House was formerly THE WISCONSIN STATE BUILDING 
at Chicago's Columbian Exposition. It has the finest WINE BUFFET and BILLIARD PARLORS 
in the United States, and is undoubtedly THE MOST BEAUTIFULLY EQUIPPED and elegantly 
appointed Gentlemen's Club in the World. It is open at all times to the public. After the close of the 
World's Fair, THE WISCONSIN was taken down and removed to Kansas City, involving an enor- 
mous outlay of money, by Mr. J. C. Rogers, of Wamego, Kansas. Visitors to the city should not fail 
to call at THE WISCONSIN. 




A GEM IN FLOWER PARADE. 1895. 



KAVALIERS — {Continued. 



Ed. W. Taylor, 

Division Kommander. 

AIDES. 

Geo. F. Evans. 
Hugh C. Ward. 
Jno. J. Mastin. 
Dr. Abbott. 
Willard Douglas. 
Frank Dexter. 
Eric Machette. 
Wilson Cook. 
H. S Gray. 
Ora Darnall. 
Walker Phillips. 



Frank Lott, 

Division Kommander. 

AIDES. 

Rolla Spaulding. 
Col. Jno. Lumpkins. 
Herbert Hadley. 
S. B. Hough. 
Jno. H. Clearv. 
Dr. S. G. Gaht. 
Warfield Riley. 
E. F. Weil. 
Wm Borland. 
J. G. Peppard. 
R. C. Miner. 
A. P. Pease. 



Fred Huttig, 

Division Kommander. 

AIDES. 

Wm. Huttig. 
John Taft. 
Wm. A. Rule. 
Michael Heim. 
Jas. C. White. 
J. G. Adkins. 
Col. Jno. O'Grady. 
W. F. Comstock. 
Jas Cottingham. 
A. V. Alexander. 
C. J. Carter. 
Milo E. Lawrance. 
Harvey Salmon. 



Dr. Samuel Ayers, 

Division Kommander. 

AIDES. 

A. A. Chamberlain. 
F. C. Gunn. 
Wm. M. Abernathy. 
Phil. Toll. 
Alex. Case. 
E L. Swazey 
Chas. Brelesford. 
Carl Slavens. 
Thos. H. Mastin, Jr. 
Robert Neilson. 
M. M. Evans. 
Robt. Gilham. 



P. G. Walker, Jr. 

Division Kommander. 

AIDES. 

C. D. Mann. 
Harry Jaques. 
Frank Ross. 
Baylis Steele, 
S. V. Noggles. 
V. F. Boor. 
E. F. Truitt. 
Seth Serat. 
Leon H. Brady. 
Herbert Tureman. 
R. E. Shryock. 
Frank Dennis. 



Frank McDonald, 

Division Kommander. 

AIDES. 

Wm. McDonald. 
Geo. T. Bird. 
Jack Firth. 
F. A. Hornbeck. 
Dr. Kirk McKinney. 
George Duval. 
Frank Cutler. 
H. J. Latshavv. 
Cusil Lechtman. 
G F. Henry. 
Fred Mertscheimer. 
A. W. Peet. 



C. Lester Hall, 

Division Kommander. 

AIDES. 

Dr. J. N. Jackson. 

Dr. Walter Jackson. 

Dr. B. C Hyde. 

Wm. Scarritt. 

Wm. Wood. 

Jas. Peters. 

E. R. Crutcher. 

Capt. R. M. Williams. 

Dr. Jno. M. Langsdale. 

Arthur Newell. 

Dr. A. Ritter. 

Frank Smiley. 

Dr. S. C. James. 

Independence. 

James Roberts, 

Division Kommander. 

AIDES. 

W. L. Cunningham. 
Tod Speed. 
Fred Nichol. 
Roy Nichol. 
Gordon Beham. 
W. F. Wood. 
Harry Patterson. 
S. H. Ragland. 
Chas. Keith. 
Jos. Reardin. 



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Through Sleeping Car Service to Galveston and San Antonio. 



TICKET OFFICES: 



NINTH AND MAIN, 1044 UNION AVENUE, 

and UNION STATION. 



ONE OP THE FINEST. FLOWElPPAKADE, 1895. 



LIST OF PRIZES -FLOWER PARADE. 

Handsomest decorated turnout drawn by six horses — not less than two exhibiting. Teplitz bast, "Arab Sheik." 
Handsomest turnout decorated in natural flowers. Italian marble pedestal figure, "Mendicant " 
Handsomest turnout drawn by four horses— not less than two exhibiting. Tapestry, "Youth Led by Love." 
Most artistically decorated double seated vehicle with team. Austrian Jardiniere on stand. 
Most artistically decorated single seated vehicle with team. "Dresden Banquet Lamp." 
Most artistically decorated double seated vehicle, single horse. Italian Marble Bust. 
Most artistically decorated single seated vehicle, single horse Delft plaque, " Mozart " 
Most artistically decorated hand vehicle. Solid Silver Brush and Comb. 

Most artistically decorated single seated vehicle decorated in natural flowers. Porcelain plaque, "Dream of Love. 

Most artistically decorated tandem. Cut glass Carafe and six tumblers. 

Most artistically decorated pony, dog or goat and cart, drivpn by a boy. Watch. 

Most artistically decorated pony, dog or goat and cart, driven by a girl. Watch. 

Best decorated riding club of ladies and gentlemen of not less than ten. Figure, " Venus de Milo." 
Best decorated saddle horse and rider — gentleman. Bronze bust, " Napoleon." 
Best decorated saddle horse and rider lady. Pair of figures, " Fifteenth Century." 
Best decorated saddle horse and rider, girl. Solid Gold Brooch. 
Best decorated saddle horse and rider, boy. Watch. 



KONTINUED. 



JUST GOT A BOX 

Of those deliciously ^DAT A C\U Q^Y/TTCTTC " 

fresh and pure Candies from the -T r\LjJt\ UF O W JZiH 1 O 

There's nothing in the world half so nice — and only 25c, per lb. Also a box of Choicest 

Chocolates for 50c. Making Candy is his business. Try him. J* & S 

Formerly with Huyler's, HARRY DRUCE, 

of New York and Boston. 1003 Walnut St. 

EASTON CUTLERY CO. SUCCeS CLARK BROS. 

RETAIL DEALERS IN 

FINE CUTLERY, BICYCLES AND RANGES. 

704 MAIN STREET, 

TELEPHONE 1098. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. 

Speth's Domestic Laundry, 

MRS. H. SPETH, PROPRIETOR. 
TELEPHONE 2890. 1100-1102 BROADWAY, KANSAS CITY, MO. 

Our trade is maintained by the quality of our work. No solicitors. 

CARL SPENGLER, MANAGER. TELEPHONE 330. 

FREIGHT AND HEAVY HAULING, 

HURRY=UP TRANSFER COHPANY. 

TRUNKS AND BAGGAGE PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. 
SPENGLER BROS. 522 DELAWARE ST. 

High-Class Tailoring at Moderate Prices. TELEPHONE 1543. 

PEDERSON, TAILOR. 

Lately Johnson & Pederson. 17 WEST TENTH ST., KANSAS CITY, MO. 



Mrs. Q. W. McLean, 



Dinner and Luncheon from 

IS West 10th Street. f 1 u30 A - M - to 2 ' 30 p - M ' 

Supper from 5.30 to 8 P. M. 

CATERING A SPECIALTY. — 




A PRIZE WINNER. FLOWER PARADE. 1895. 



Chicago & 
Alton R. R. 



America's Most Popular Railroad. 



PERFECT 



PASSENGER 
SERVICE 




Kansas City and Chicago, 
Kansas City and St. Eonis, 
ana $t. Eonis and Chicago. 



KANSAS CITY TICKET OFFICES 

Grand Junction Ticket Office, 
Ninth, Main and Delaware Sts. ; 

Union Avenue Ticket Office, 
1038 Union Avenue, 
(Opposite Union Depot) ; 

Union Depot Ticket Office, 
and Grand Avenue Depot. 



You have my hand upon one condition." 
What is that ?" 

Tiiat we take The Alton on our wedding trip. 



ALEX. HILTON, 

Gen'l Ag't Passenger Department 



Improvement the Order of the Age. 

Three New Model 



Typewriters NOS J; % 

Have you Examined them ? 

Many Improvements Heretofore Overlooked by Other 
Manufacturers. 

Address The Smith Premier Typewriter Company 

KANSAS CITY, MO. 




LIST OF PRIZES— FLOWER PARADE-Kontinued 



Best appearing horse, decorated, ridden.driven or led. Boudoir Lamp. 

Most artistically decorated vehicle from outside city. Brass Table, Onyx Top. 

Most artistically decorated brake. Royal Bonn Vase. 

Most artistically decorated trap. "Dresden" Candelabrant. 

Most artistically decorated business float in artificial flowers. Silver Plated Cigar Box. 
Most artistically decorated business float in natural flowers. Austrian figure, " Falstaff. " 
Most artistically decorated buckboard. Delft Vase. 

M ost beautiful float representing an ancient subject. Teplitz bust, " Alhambra. " 
Most beautiful float representing modern subject. Dresden group, "The Refusal." 
Best decorated residence or business house along line of march. Salvini Jardiniere. 
Most artistically represented college. Austrian Beer Mug. 

Most artistically decorated body of not less than ten, representing club. Clock. 

Most artistically decorated group of animals— not less than ten in group. Bronze figure, " Wounded Greyhou 
Most original idea represented by animals and riders. Group, " Three Jolly Fellows." 
(Both of above to be decorated.) 

Best decorated single wheel and rider. Teplitz bust, " Directoire." 

Best decorated wheels - two or more coupled. Teplitz pair of figures, " 1793." 

Best decorated cycle club of not less than twenty-five members. Moorish Lamp. 




AX ORIGINAL IDEA. FLOWER PARADE. 1895. 



F. INUSHOLTZ. We are the Originators of 

A. F. STARKS. Salted Peanuts. 

BUSY BEE CANDY CO. 

whol r e e s t a A i L eand CONFECTIONERS. 
1122 Walnut Street. ICE CREAM. Kansas City, Mo. 

ARTHUR HUSBAND, Propriktor. • BEST 25c MEAL IN THE CITY. 

IMPERIAL RESTAURANT, 

FINE STEAKS, CHOPS, FISH, OYSTERS, LOBSTERS, Etc. 
J 08 West Ninth Street KANSAS CITY, MO, 

Mail Orders Promptly attended to. Fashionable Millinery and Hair Good?. 

Mrs. R. SACHS, Manager, 

IDEAL MILLINERY CO. 

1008 MAIN STREET, KANSAS CITY, MO. 

Imported and Domestic Perfumes Telephone 659, Specialties: 

and Toilet Requisites. Prescriptions and Sick Room Necessaries. 

W. P. HUCKE, 

APOTHECARY, 

N. W. Cor. 11th and Walnut Sts.. KANSAS CITY, MO. 

Choice Palms and Cut Flowers. Funeral Designs and Wedding and House Decorations on Short Notice. 

THE CHICK-PRATT FLORAL CO. 
FLORISTS, 

Telephone 2880. 1025 Main Street, KANSAS CI FY, MO. 

Make a Specialty of Delivering Trunks to GEO. D. BYRN, Proprietor. 

and from Depot. Call Tel. 905. 

OVERSTREET TRANSFER COMPANY. 

623 DELAWARE STREET, 

Does a General Transfer Business. Household Goods Moved, Packed and Shipped. Baggage and 
Parcels Delivered to any part of the City. 



RULES OF ENTRY AND KOMPETiTION 

IN FLOWER AND KARNIVAL PARADES. 

1. No one will be allowed to enter in more than one klass. 

2. No one will be allowed in Parade unless entry is made before Oktober 1st. 

3. Applikation must be made on the regular blank, to be had at Room 101 N. Y. Life Bldg. 

4. No float will be allowed in Parade unless design has been akcepted by Chairman of Float 
Kommittee. 

5. No person, firm or kompany will be allowed in the business division unless they are sub- 
scribers to the K. K. K. Fund. 

6. No ekuipage or individual will be allowed to kompete for more than one prize. 

7. No prize will be allowed to any ekuipage, individual or division falling out of line before 
parade is kompleted at 9th and Lokust Streets. 

8. No individual prize will be awarded to anyone kompeting for division prizes. 

9. No individual or division will be allowed to take part in K. K. K. Parade unless in grotesk 
or fancy kostume. 

10. All signs on business floats in Flower Parade must be in flowers. No painted signs will be 
allowed. 

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THE FIRST THING YOU DO 

Engage a comfortable seat on the OFFICIAL REVIEWING STAND, on 

Grand Avenue, between Ninth and Tenth, where the Parades will pass twice. 



You can then 



DO YOUR SHOPPING 



And sight-seeing with an easy mind, knowing that you have secured 

THE BEST PLACE TO SEE THE PARADES. 

Seats can be reserved for one or all the Parades at Jaccard's, 1034 Main St., 
or R. I. Pearson & Co., 906 Grand Ave. 

Worthier & Oo.' S rat'd .deal Fastener. ^ ^ ^ ^ 

Which is the most satisfactory Fastener 
in the market. 

PERFECT IN EVERY DETAIL. 

Ask to see them. Mail orders filled. 

LOUVRE GLOVE CO. 

1010 Main Street. 




A slight pull on the cord opens all Fasteners 
simultaneously. 



THE MOSLER SAFE COMPANY 

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Mosler Patent Screw Door Bank Safe. 




The Corliss Patent Bank Safe. 



Visitors, Ikamtval Meek, 

Especially Tnvitcd to Call and examine 

tbe most Complete Cine of Safes €ver in the Klest. 

Tire-Proof and Tire-and-Burglar-Proof Safes, Uault Doors, etc. 

EXPERT WORK. S AFES O PEN E D AN D R E P Al R E D . 

JAS. D. WOOD, MANAGER. 621 Delaware $t. t Kansas City, ltlo. 



It is The Best Line 



FOR 



CHICAGO AND THE EAST 

St. Paul 



St. Louis 



AND THE 



Southwest 



Burlington 
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Minneapolis 

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Northwest 



COLORADO, WYOMING, 

MONTANA, UTAH, 



THE 



Pacific Coast and Puget Sound 



ELEGANT PULLMAN AND COMPARTMENT SLEEPERS. 
DINING CARS, SERVICE ON CAFE PLAN. 
CHAIR CARS, HIGH BACK COACHES. 



TICKET OFFICES, 823 MAIN ST. AND 1044 UNION AVE., 

KANSAS CITY. 



H. L. HARMON, 

General agent, 



C. W. ALEXANDER, 

CITY PASS. AGENT 



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GARLAND. 

Western Passenger Agent, 



THE WABASH IS THE ONLY LINE THAT MAKES IT 
"MORAL: -TAKE THE WABASH." 



THURSDAY, OKTOBER 8, 12 O'KLOCK M. 



KARNIVAL KLIMAX 



Kansas City Kar nival Krewe 

King KiKi's Kicking Kphorts. 
Koniikal Kjowds Klad in Kalorik Kolors, 
Klang of the Klowns. Klamor of the Klan. 

All the Komikalities in Kristendom Konsentrated in this Karavan 
of Kostumed Kavorters, Kutting all Kinds of Kapers. 

This will be the day of the Semi-Okkasional Visit of that Great and Only Genuine Show, 

" HUMBUG'S CIRKUS " 

Eklipsing anything on the road. Bigger than never. "Freaks" of Fancy. "See" animals if you kan. 

The most daring bareback horses. 
The wonderful Troupe of Dogs, having neither pants nor barks. 
Kuriosities and Monstrosities galore, etc. 
Don't see this great Street Pageant and expekt to weep. 
« 

At the earnest solicitation of King KiKi, "Representatives from all Nations" have been induced 
to import themselves — free of duty — for this okkasion, and they kome with a 
guarantee to be the " Real Things" and real funny. 

A whole Nation of Real Red Indians, dressed in war paint, rings, whoops and feathers. 

« 

The "Mohikans" and " Kalithumpians"— The {Commercial Krewe— The Stock Yards— The Board of 
Trade, and numerous other organizations assure us that they will be in line with 
side-splitting features to make the populace shed Krock-o-dile tears. 



OFFICIAL REVIEWING STANDS, JUDGES' STAND AND TRIUMPilAL ARGtt 

Will be lokated on Grand Avenue between Ninth and Tenth Streets. Seats kan be reserved on the Reviewing 
Stands for one or all of the Parades at Jaccard's, 1034 Main Street, or R. I. Pearson & Co.'s, 906 Grand Avenue. 



Ikaneas <Lit£ Stock JJarfce 

ARE THE 

MOST COMPLETE AND COMMODIOUS IN THE WEST 

AND SECOND LARGEST IN THE WORLD. 

The entire Railroad System of the West and Southwest centering at Kansas City has direct rail coi 
nection with these Yards, with ample facilities for Receiving and Reshipping Stock. 





Cattle and 
Calves 


Hogs. 


Sheep 


Horses 
and Mules 


Cars 


Official Receipts for 1895 

Total Sold in Kansas City, 1895 


1,689,952 

922,167 
392,262 
218.805 
1,533,234 


2,457.697 
2.170.827 
1.376 
273,999 
2,446,202 


864,713 

567,015 
111,445 
69.784 
748,244 


52,607 
41,588 


103,368 



CHARGES.— Yardage: Cattle. 25 cents per head; Hogs. 8 cents per head; Sheep. 5 cents per 
head. Hay. $1.00 per 100 lbs. : Bran. $1.00 per 100 lbs. ; Corn. $1.00 per bushel. 

NO YARDAGE CHARGED UNLESS TflE STOCK IS SOLD OR WEIGHED. 

C. F. MORSE, E. E. RICHARDSON, H. P. CHILD, EUGENE RUST, 

Yice-Pres. and Gen. Mgr. Sec'y and Treas. Asst. Gen. Mgr. -Gen. Superintendent. 

W. S. TOUGH & SON, Managers, HORSE AND MULE DEPARTMENT. 



Courtwright & Deuser, F. Deuser, 



1307 WALNUT STREET, 

TELEPHONE 1766. 



11 W. FOURTEENTH STREET, 

TELEPHONE 2448. 



Scientific Iboree^Sboere- 

Interfering Knee Knocker. Cross-Firing and Forging, a Specialty. 

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. 

WE DESIRE THE PUBLIC TO KNOW TICKETS 

THAT THE . 

Chicago, Milwaukee $ $t Paul R'y Northem 

CITY TICKET OFFICE and Northwestern 

IS LOCATED AT 915 MAIN STREET. Points. 
Geo. h. heafford, g. p. 4 T. A. Geo. h. foote, dist. pass. agt. 



OF THE RENOWNED 



*$# CHICAGO. KANSAS CITY. DENVER. 

J, WE ARE NOT MONOPOLISTS *, 

f§» BUT WE ARE ^ 

t PRODUCERS AND MANUFACTURERS J 

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| Silver Leaf Engine Oil. ? 

J The Best and Most Economical Oils J 

J SOLD IN THE WEST. f 



I King-B Cylinder Oil f 



^ THERE IS NO ECONOMY IN ^ 

t|» USING CHEAP MONOPOLY 

♦ OILS ON YOUR MACHINERY. 

$ INTER-STATE OIL CO. ? 



K. K. K. PARADE. 



WALTER S. HALLIWELL, Grand Marshal. 
W. M. ABERNATHY, Chief of Staff. 



W. A. Rule, 
G. M. Walden, 
A. P. Pease, 



DIVISION KOnn ANDERS. 

W. V. Reiger, Wm. Huttig, 

S. J. Hayde, John Cottingham, 

W. K. Everingham, Church Bridgeford. 



STAFF. 



Ora Darnall, 
R. H. Keith, 
Dr. C. Lester Hall, 
E. R. Crutcher, 
B. F. Ellet, 
H. H. Anderson, 
M. G. Heim, 
Robert Gillham, 
J. C. White, 
Henry Merrill, 
W. C. Scarritt, 
H. C. Garner, Jr., 
J. G. Peppard, 
Frank Dexter, 
Harry Loose, 



L. W. Seaman, 
R. O. Long, 

B. Holzmark, 
James Nichols, ' 
Wm. Cargill, 
John S. Taft, 

H. P. Stewart, 
J. H. Durkee, 

C. L. McDonald, 
W. A. Kelly, 
Chas. C. Jacks, 
R. S. Stone, 
Arthur Newell, 
John O'Grady, 



R. R. Miner, 
T. M. Spofford, 
W. F. Comstock, 
H. B. Woolf, 
O. H. Dean, 
C. F. Holmes, 
R. J. Austin. 
W. Ewing Hall, 
J. K. Guinotte, 
Fred Huttig, 
Frank E. Lott, 
A. A. Chamberlain, 
W S. Webb, 
John H. Bovard, 



Dr. S. G. Gant, 
Walter Brown, 
Dr. Langsdale, 
J. G. Adkins, 
C. E. Finney, 
Capt. Craycroft, 
A. W. Peet. 
A. M. Clark, 
A. V. Alexander, 
C. S. Ullman, 
L. F. Cochran, 
Paul Parker, 
Fred C. Meagley, 
H. M. Stephens, 




DIRECTORS' FLOAT. K. K. K. PARADE, 1895. 



KANSAS & TEXAS COAL CO. 



MINERS AND SHIPPERS OF BEST GRADES OF 



DOMESTIC 




And STEAM 



907 MAIN STREET, KANSAS CITY. 



TELEPHONE 825. 



# oe ^ JOHN R BOVARD, Agent. 



Extra pale. 



Delivered to All Parts ot the GItu 

ON SHORT NOTICE. 



OFFICE AND DEPOT: 

S. W. Gor. 20th and McGee Streets. 



Wm. J. BAEHR, Agent. 

TELEPHONE 1913. 



Where Shall We Go 



FOR OUR TAILORING? 

Mr. F. J. Lammers has now in stock the most superb line of fabrics ever brought 
to this city. His reputation as a high-class tailor is justly merited, having always 
aimed to produce the best money would buy, employing only artists as cutters and 
the most skilled workmen obtainable. He has built up an enviable business and en- 
joys the confidence and patronage of our citizens; he takes personal pride in selecting 
for his customers just what they should have in the way of material, make up and 
trimmings. The store and surroundings are all in harmony with good taste, and the 
constantly increasing demand for fine tailor work is fully met by 

F. J. LAMMERS, 934 ™ain Street. 



FURS STORED DURING SUMMER 



E. PINKERT, 
PRACTICAL FURRIER, 

1007 Main Street, KANSAS CITY, MO. 



Personal attention given to the making of SEAL GARMENTS to order. 
Re-Dyeing and Making Over SEAL SKIN GARMENTS a specialty. 
Skins Tanned and Mounted. 




RESTAURANT 




td/ BAKERY 



1052 AND 1054 UNION AVENUE, 



OPPOSITE UNION DEPOT. 



NEXT DOOR WEST OF BLOSSOM HOUSE. 



J. MACY WAQENER. 



KANSAS CITY, MO. 



THE 



INSTITUTE 

PORTSMOUTH BLDG. , 
KANSAS CITY S KANSAS, 



One of the best equipped and most success- 
ful of the great system of Institutes admin- 
istering Dr. Leslie E. Keeley's Chloride of 
Gold Remedies. The Liquor, Opium or 
Morphine, Cocaine or Tobacco addictions 
absolutely cured. This is the only treat- 
ment endorsed and employed by the United 
States government. It has been in suc- 
cessful operation for fifteen years and has 
cured over 250,000 men and women. Treat- 
ment identical with the treatment adminis- 
tered at Dwight. Beware of imitators. 
The Keeley treatment can be secured at no 
other place in Kansas. 

Consultation and Correspondence Confidential. 



THE "WHITE" 



IS 




STILL 



KING 



OF StWlNG MACHINES, 

For it has all conveniences of other makes and 
many improvements possessed by no other. It 
has pleased the most critical and will please you. 

White Sewing Machine Co., 

312 East 12th Street. 
Telephone 1806. KANSAS CITY\ MO. 



KARNIVAL PARADE PRIZES. 



DIVISION PRIZES. 
Business Houses Excluded. 

Best division in grotesque or fancy costume, composed of not less than forty persons, S200.00. 

Second best division in grotesque or fancy costume of not less than twenty-five persons, coming a distance of 
over twenty-five miles, §100.00. 

Best division of boys under fifteen years of age, in grotesque or fancy costume, composed of not less than 
twenty-five, $25.00. 

Second best division of boys under fifteen years of age, in grotesque or fancy costume, composed of not less 
than twenty-five, $10.00. 

Most characteristic float, $50.00. 
Most comical float, 850.00. 

Best burlesque feature by an organization of not less than sixteen (floats excluded), S75.00. 
The most grotesque characterization of not less than six or more than ten persons, ?25.00. 
The most grotesque characterization of not less than two or more than five persons, $15.00. 

BICYCLE PRIZES. 
Most grotesque character riding single wheel, ?5.00. 
The two most grotesque characters riding tandem, §10.00. 
The two or more grotesque characters on wheels coupled, $15 00. 
The most grotesque cycle club of not less than twenty-five, $25.00. 

INDIVIDUAL PRIZES. 
Best clown riding or driving an animal, $10.00. 
Most comical male character, $5.00. 
Most comical female character, $5.00. 
Best original idea, $5.00. 
Best burlesque character, $5.00. 
Biggest fool in the parade, $5.00. 

BUSINESS DIVISION. 
Best representation in grotesque or fancy costume, Red Ribbon 
grotesque costume, Yellow Ribbon; third, Green Ribbon. 
See Rules on Page 33. 



second best representation, in fancy or 




BOARD OF TRADE FLOAT. K. K. K. PARADE. 1895. 



EAT SUTORIUS' 
BREAD . . . 



KNOWN FOR SUPERIOR 

QUALITY, PURITY AND 
FULL WEIGHT. 
1400 and 1402 E. 15th St. telephone 2061. 

BRANCH STORE, 315 EAST TWELFTH STREET. 



Some Rare 
Paintings.. 



WILL BE ON 
EXHIBITION 
DURING 
KARNIVAL 
WEEK AT 



J. D. SWAN & CO.'S 

ART GALLERY, 

. . . 1 105 Walnut Street. 



ADMISSION FREE, 



SUPERFLUOUS 
HAIR, 

Ingrowing Eyelashes, 
Moles, Warts, 
Eczema, Pimples, 
Freckles, Wrinkles, 
Broken Veins and all 
Facial Blemishes, 

Permanently Removed bu Electricity. 

TRY OUR SKIN FOOD. 

Mrs. F. W. Randolph, Dermatologist 

406 New Ridge Bldg., 915 Main St. 




MISS PEARL DYMOND 



MdQicure and 
Chiropodist. 



PARLORS 307 NEW RIDGE BUILDING. 

OFFICE HOURS: 
9 A. M. TO 6:30 P. M. 



Gents' Clothing Dyed, Cleaned and Repaired. 



Satisfaction Guaranteed. 



TELEPHONE 2265. 



SUCCESSORS TO J. G. DIMOUSH. 

Great Western Steam Dye Works. 



Ladies' Dress Goods, Silks, Satins 
and Shawls Cleaned and Dyed. 



18 and 20 E. 7th St., KANSAS CITY, MO. 



D. I. GALLIHER, 



PROPRIETOR OF 



G-ra.ri.d- .■A.^reza/ui.e HA-ver^ Barn, 



1121 AND 1123 GRAND AVENUE, 



The finest turnout in the City for Wedding and Theater calls. 
Boarders receive the best of care. telephone 326, 

Special attention given to Hack and Baggage Orders. 



KANSAS CITY, MO. 



IRare <$eme 



Set in the most exquisite productions of the 
goldsmith's art comprise our new assortment of 

1Ricb 

tlK handsom e st Collection 
ever Displayed in the Wist 

We can save you money in the purchase of Diamonds. 
Visitors are always welcome. 

100 Engraved Visiting Cards and Copper Plate only $1.50. 

1034 flDam St., 

HAMS. 

The Choicest Hams that come to the Stock Yards are selected for Swift's Premium. They are cured 
and smoked so that they are Mild and Sweet. 

SWIFT'S PREMIUM hjAMS 

« AND ♦ 

BREAKFAST BACON 

Have the Finest Flavor known in the meat line. They have won all the world's medals. 

SWIFT AND COMPANY, Kansas City. 

Visit our Plant Karnival "Week. Free Guides. 




FRIDAY, OKTOBER 9, 8 O'KLOCK. 



GRAND EXHIBITION 

BY THE 

Kansas City Fire Department. 

Acknowledged to be the Best in the World. 

Under the Auspices of the KANSAS CITY KARNIVAL KREWE. 

To be given in front of the Official Reviewing Stands on Grand Avenue, between Ninth and 

Tenth Streets. 

I. FIRE DEPARTMENT. 

Passing Reviewing Stands under full run. 

II. EXHIBITION DEILL BY MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPART- 
MENT. 

{Consisting of foot movements and military maneuvers. 

III. DRILL BY THE POMPIER KORPS. 

A five-story tower will be erekted and a very realistik exhibition of how people are 
reskued by use of the Pompier ladders will be given. The tower will appear to be on fire, 
the alarm will be given, the whole fire department will make a fast run to the konflagration 
and then will follow the work of reskuing those in the tower. 

IV. EXHIBITION OF THE HALE WATER TOWER. 

Work on the long ladder truck, fast klimbing, quick hitching, etc. 

THE WHOLE TO KONKLUDE WITH 

Y. A EEAL FIRE. 

A building erekted for the okkasion will be set afire, and, on sound of the fire alarm bell, 
the Department will made a QUICK RUN, and thus show the aktive duties of the fire- 
men at a fire. 



NOTICE. 

No person, other than the fire department and police, will be permitted in the street (in the block from Ninth 
to Tenth on Grand Avenue). The entire block on both sides of the street will be covered with seats, the price for 
which will be low. Seats may be secured in advance at Jaccard's, No. 1034 Main St., or R. I. Pearson & Co.'s, No, 
906 Grand Avenue. 



TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OKTOBER 6. 



THE EVENT OF KARNIVAL WEEK. 

HEAD-END LOKOMOTIVE 



AND GRAND BAND CONTEST. 

Two Mighty Mogul Engines meeting at a rate of speed of 50 miles an hour, 

Merriam Station, K Ft, Scott & Memphis R. R 

Trains leave Union Depot every ten minutes, 12:30 P. M. until 3:30 P. M. Round Trip, 
including admission, 75 Cts. Accommodations for 75,000 people, 

j^^^^j^^--^^ THE MOST 

rv • | ^""'^ BEER HADE. 

DriiiK -^^^ ^ 

TELEPHONE 342. ^MILWAUKEE BEER 

KANSAS CITY BRANCH, FOOT OF WALNUT ST. 

NIKOLL, THE TAILOR. 

OUR SPECIALTY : 

Imported Skotch and Worsted Suiting: 



Our Prices range in Suits from $15 up; in Trousers from $4 up. 

tne in while Kavorting Komikally and inspekt our stok. Kustom-made Klothes 

ready-made prices. 

NIKOLL, THE TAILOR, KORINER NINTH AND MAIN STS. 



Call an£> 
Unvestigate. 



Zhc Backus <$as IBeater* 



Ho Smoke. Ho Dust Ho Coal. 



GAS FOR FUEL. A MATCH FOR KINDLING. 
"We have entire control of the Welsbach Light and Repairs, Terms strictly cash. 

Backus Gas Beater €o., 

GEO. P. knapp, Manager. loi^ Walnut Street, next to Bullene's. 



While in the City, call on 

J. J. FOSTER, 




FINE HARNESS, 

Saddles, Bridles, Blankets, Robes, Whips, Etc. 
511 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. 



Opposite Bulleme's. 

MISS ELLA LEMMON, 

Manicure and Hairdressing 

PARLORS. 



FACIAL TREATMENT A SPECIALTY. 



ENGAGEMENTS MADE FOR P. 0. P. 
BALL. 

407-8 ALTMAN BLDG. 

Cor. 11th and Walnut Streets. 



HIMss Xt33*e Boscb, 

"Art needlework Parlors/* 



Commenced Embroidery Pieces 
a Specialty. 



Stamping and Stamping Patterns. Embroidery Materials. Art Needlework Taught. 

Room 500 Hitman Building, Kansas City, IHo. 



COR. IITH AND WALNUT STREETS. 



BICYCLE ROAD RACE 

Under the auspices of the Cycle Dealers' Association. 

FT^XID^IT^ OCTOBER ©„ -4: IFL 3±AL. 

$1,300 IN PRIZES. 125 ENTRIES. 

Ten miles over the Waldo Course, at end of Troost Ave. Cable Line. Seats for 2,000 people. 

For Location of Hotels, Public Buildings, Theatres and Newspaper Offices, 

AND THE ROUTE OF FLOWER AND K. K. K. PARADES, 

Sec Map on Page 35. 

THEATRES. 

AUDITORIUM. — Otis Skinner. Friday Night, Okt. 9, a new play, "A Soldier of Fortune." 
Saturday Matinee, Okt. 10, "The Lady of Lyons." Saturday Night, Okt. 10, " Hamlet." 

COATES OPERA HOUSE. —For week beginning Okt. 4th, Chauncey Olcott, presenting 
" Mavourneen," "The Irish Artist" and " The Minstrel of Clare " 

GRAND OPERA HOUSE. — For week beginning Okt. 4th, Charles Yale's "Devil's Auction." 

NINTH STREET OPERA HOUSE.— For week beginning Okt. 4th, "Darkest Russia." 

QILLISS OPERA HOUSE.— For week beginning Okt 4th, Sam Jack's Extravaganza Co., 
" The Bull Fighters." 




KANSAS CITY STOCK YARDS FLOAT. K. K. K. PARADE. 1895. 



KANSAS CITY MILLING COMPANY'S 



THE I5EST IN THE MARKET 



Imperial flour 



THE BEST IN THE MARKET 



A PRIZE-WINNER 

NOT AT THE 

FLOWER SHOW but „ the BREAD SHOW 



Ed. Ireland. 



GO TO 



E. Cavanaugh. 



IRELAND & CAVANAUGH, 

FASHIONABLE TAILORS. 
PRICES TO SUIT _ f _ 

the times. No. 19 West Tenth Street. 

The finest line of Novelties ever shown in this city are now on 
our tables. Be sure and secure one for your fall suit. 

MORRIS, BUTT & MULLER, 

SOAR MAKERS. 




PRIZE ADVERTISEMENT FOR SEPTEMBER : 

"What is the meaning of 16 to \ ?" 

The little boy asked of his mother ; 
"That one cake of OLIVETTE SOAP, my son, 

Is worth sixteen of any other." 

$20.00 IN GOLD GIVEN EACH MONTH FOR BEST FOUR-LINE ADVERTISEMENT. 



POLICE REGULATIONS. 



The following Rules and Regulations will govern during Karnival week, beginning Oktober 5th. 
No vehicles of any character will be permitted to stand upon the streets along the line of march 
during the parades. 

Crowds will be required to stand upon the sidewalks, and not in the street, during the parades. 
Women are positively forbidden to wear male attire during Karnival night. 
Boys using bean shooters will be arrested and locked up. 

No blowing of horns will be permitted until Thursday noon, Oktober 8th, and cease at twelve 
o'clock, midnight. 

During Karnival night, maskers will be required to take the middle of the street, except for the 
purpose of crossing from one street to another, and will positively not be allowed upon the sidewalks. 
The police will be specially instructed to arrest any parties violating these Rules and Regulations. 

L. E. Irwin, Chief ofTolice. 




KOMMERCTAL KARNIVAL KEEWE FLOAT. K. K. K. PARADE. 1895. 



KANSAS CITY, 1896. 

By Franklin Houston, No 214 Massachusetts Building, Kansas City, Mo. 

ttfc 

In 1832 Washington Irving' hunted deer near the present limits of Kansas City. In a letter 
written to his sister from Independence, near here, dated September 26, i832, he said : "Many parts 
of these prairies of Missouri are extremely beautiful, resembling cultivated countries 
Washing- em bellished w ith parks and groves, rather than the savage rudeness of the wilderness. 

1Irvin9 The soil is like that of a garden, and the luxuriance and beauty of the 

forests exceed any that I have ever seen." 

In 1854 Senator Thomas H. Benton and John C. Fremont visited the little cluster of houses 
then known as " Westport Landing," and Benton declared that "on these hills will be built the 
greatest commercial center west of St. Louis." Those were the days of the Santa Fe trade, 
an& of steamboats and wagon trains — long trains of wagons, each drawn by 12 to 16 oxen 
Fremont or sma n Mexican mules, and toiling slowly across the great plains. Yet this was but 42 
years ago. And Benton then further predicted that it would not be long until railroads were run- 
ning from here to the Pacific ocean, and was laughed at as a visionary enthusiast. 

Col. Benton was right. Geographical position toward which all trade winds blew, and trans- 
portation facilities, determined it. Here was the great bend of the mighty Missouri river and the 
mouth of the Kaw. The river turned north and the overland route turned West at this 
^^caf 13 *" point. It was the meeting" and the parting place. The steamboats and the prairie 
Ipositton sc hooners came together and separated here. All about for hundreds of miles in every 
direction was a country marvelously prolific in every natural resource, and a soil rich in every ele- 
ment necessary to the production of everything grown in a warm and temperate climate. Here 
was an immense alluvial valley 700 to 800 feet above the sea, 500 miles from the Great Lakes, 1,000 
miles from the Gulf, 1,500 miles from the Atlantic, and 2,500 miles from the Pacific ocean. Here 
was the converging point; the conditions existed; Kansas City was evolved. 

From 1865 to 1885 was a period of enormous growth, improvement, expansion, and inflation 
throughout the world. The climax was reached here in 1887. Then came the reaction. From 
1887 to 1892 was a period of immense liquidation and contraction. Every investor wanted 
to see his money again. Fictitious values collapsed like bubbles. Whole pages of news- 
papers were filled with advertisements of trustees' sales. Now the storm has passed, and real estate 
is at bedrock. Income fixes value. A new era of vast, conservative business has begun. Kansas 
City has taken up the gauntlet ; let any city that can, take the victory from her. 

One city is famous for its brilliant beauty and cleanliness ; another for its manufactures ; another 
for its energy, varied business and rapid growth ; another for its conservatism, wealth and com- 
fortable homes ; another for its culture ; and some others for their commerce, dense 
(Ib ? r t a ^ cr= population and cosmopolitan character. But Kansas City will soon combine all these 
characteristics. She is the product of two great states, with contributions from all the 
rest of the world. She is big, new, raw, energetic, enthusiastic, shrewd, and resolute. Here is a 
palace and there a hovel ; here a twelve-story, fire-proof office building with every modern con- 
venience, and alongside is a ratty, one-story, rotten brick, ready to tumble down or burn any time ; 
here is a fine, wide street paved with asphalt ; there is one wide and shady, but disfigured by a 



rotten block pavement and almost impassable for a huckster's cart ; here is a beautiful boulevard, 
there a deep and dark ravine ; here is Grand avenue, part fine and part dirty and vulgar ; here is 
Guild Hall and there is Poverty Flat ; here is a magnificent department store occupying half a block, 
and across the alley half a block away is a high bank of limestone and red soil. The City Hall, 
Court House, Chamber of Commerce, Churches, High School, Theatres, and big office-buildings are 
large, modern and fire-proof. The new Public Library will be housed in a costly structure of 
elegant design. Ten years ago there were few of these fine buildings ; in ten years more there will 
be few poor ones. Everywhere the leaven of energy, toil, money, business, thrift and taste has been 
working rapidly, and the transformation goes on steadily. 

Kansas City, Missouri, proper, has about \5)4 square miles, or 10,000 acres, in her present cor- 
porate limits, and these are crossed from one side to the other, mostly at right angles, by 150 
streets, 500 miles in length. Over 100 miles are paved, chiefly with granite, brick and 
asphalt. She has more miles of asphalt than any other city of her size in America. Her 
hills were natural woodlands and the streets are well shaded, many grand native trees— oaks, elms, 
walnuts, hickory, ash and maples— having been left in yard, lawn and street. All the residence por- 
tions have been well planted with elms, oaks and maples. 

The town of Westport adjoins the city on the south, and contains the beautiful residence 
Idestport district known as H y^ e Park. It was taken into the city by an extension of limits, 
but was thrown out on a technicality. It will soon be admitted again, and will constitute 
one of the finest portions of the south side. 




HEN MEDIC BAND. TJ. M. C. K. K. K. PARADE. 1895. 



The hilly surface is naturally adapted to good sewerage, and the city now has 140 miles of 
modern sewers. The water plant is owned by the city, recently acquired at a cost of $3,000,000, 
and is not only self-supporting, costing nothing in the way of taxes, but pays all 
ant> operating expenses, salaries, repairs and betterments, as well as providing the in- 
TUllater t eres t Q n the bonds and a sinking fund. The water supply is good, wholesome, 
abundant and cheap. 

Light, too, is almost "free as air." There are two gas companies, besides two electric light 
plants. The gas companies are now supplying gas at 50c to $1 per 1,000 cubic feet, 
Xigbt anc j lending fine gas ranges as inducements to consumers to use more gas. Streets, stores 
and houses are everywhere well lighted. 

" What makes life worth living?" Next to business success, which makes the comforts and 
joys of home life possible, are the pleasures of a clean, bright, healthy city. Parks and boulevards, 
summer gardens, fine streets, theaters, lyceums, churches, libraries, fine schools and a 
^ment? socia1 ' accessible, cultivated society, furnish amusement, occupation or rest. You can stay 
at home quietly or go out, walk or ride on street car or in your own carriage, or an 
electric parlor car; you can wheel or " shoot the chutes," or swim at the natatorium; or — " the 
heir of all the ages,"— you may see or hear the greatest orators, actors, preachers, mahatmas or 
magicians in all this modern world. Everything is made tributary here to the enjoyment of every sen- 
timent and sense. The maikets of the civilized world, and most of the savage world, may be 
visited from any pari of this city for a five cent fare. Costly fabrics and good living were never so 
cheap as now, though the almighty dollar was hardly ever so elusive or hard to keep when 
you get it. 

Kansas City has been wisely planned tor her future development. Her very advantages made 
some difficulties and suggested improvements. First came the proper location of street 
railways. These now have 156 miles and have been so arranged as not only to meet the 
Iparfcs p resen t want, but the necessities of the long future. She was the second city to adopt 
the cables. Every part of the city is easily reached. Then the enterprise of these lines established 
beautiful private parks — Troost, Burge, Washington and Fairmount — embracing many hundreds of 
acres. To supplement this, the city has just acquired by gift from one of her own citizens, Thomas 
H. Swope, a magnificent natural park of 1,314 acres. It has a frontage of nearly three miles along' 
the Blue river, and is so diversified by stream, hill, valley, forest, meadow, some precipitous bluffs 
and deep ravines, that the highest achievements of the landscape gardener and the master touches of 
nature's handiwork may each be seen at a turn in the road. This great gift was appropriately ac 
knowledged by a public acceptance June 25, 1896, attended by 20,000 people. To round out and 
perfect the splendid provisions already made for open air recreation and amusement, Kansas City 
has just adopted the most extensive, beautiful and comprehensive park and boulevard system found 
in any American city. A commission was appointed and a year's time consumed in examining 
planning and locating the system. It was approved and adopted by the city council, appropriations 
made, commissioners appointed and the work begun in 1893. It will take five years more to com- 
plete the general outline. The simple, yet comprehensive plan is to entirely surround the city with 
a wide and splendid boulevard. At convenient distances small parks, which can be easily reached 
and used as resting and breathing places by the neighboring people, without the expense of a car 
fare even, have been laid out. The unsightly North and West bluffs have been condemned for 
parks and drives, and soon these forbidding prospects will be converted into beautiful landscapes. 
Walks and benches, trees, grass, flowers and fountains, handsome equipages and gay idlers will greet 
the eye as trains roll into the city from East or West. There will also be numerous inside parks 



connected with the general system. Soon Kansas City will be the cleanest, brightest and prettiest 
city within our borders, as well as the healthiest, happiest and busiest one. 

The assessment of the city proper is now only $60,000,000. This was originally intended to be 
one-third the actual value. But as there was little need to increase it, the valuation has stood about 

the same for many years. In fact, it has been reduced $20, 000, 000, and an examination 
^merits* recen ^y made, taking many well-known pieces of business and residence property whose 

values were easily ascertained as a basis, disclosed that instead of being valued at one- 
third, the assessment was in reality not over one-fourth to one-sixth actual selling value And on 
this assessment the city taxes' for five years have averaged about 12 mills on the dollar, and county 
and state taxes have averaged 11 mills for the same time. Yet this has provided ample revenue to 
meet all demands on the city treasury. There are many inequalities, and a new and thorough 
revision and revaluation is now needed. It should be raised to at least $100,000,000, and the levy 
proportionately reduced. Taxes would not be increased, but the wealth and importance of the 
city more adequately shown. No other city of 200,000 people can show better financial manage- 
ment, lower taxes or less debt. 

The city debt proper is $981,000 at 4 per cent. She now has on hand $321,000 in the sinking- 
fund and will shortly reduce the debt to $660,000. This is in addition to the $3,000,0C0 4)4 per 

cent, recently issued water bonds. But as the waterworks are self supporting, this has 

not added anything to taxes. The business men of this city have taken an active part in the 
city's government. This has prevented foolish and extravagant expenditures, promoted judicious de- 




1895 POSTER FLOAT. K. K. K. PARADE, 1895. 



velopment, kept taxes down, and throttled many fat jobs. As "eternal vigilance is the price of liberty," 
so is it of low taxes and good city government. But she has not been niggardly with her money 
for substantial improvements, and everything has been done so far for permanence and 
^ aics with an eye to the future. Her active business men are mostly in middle life or younger ; 
not many over fifty. They have an active Commercial Club, whose chief object is to promote the 
city's business and growth in every direction ; to entertain guests and invite investigation ; to make 
advertising excursions to New England, to Mexico, to Kansas, or anywhere else that will magnify 
Kansas City, increase her business, and incidentally to " have a jolly good time." Then also there 
are the social clubs — the Kansas City, Warwick and Progress (Jewish), and many smaller affairs — 
literary, musical, legal, medical, religious, theatrical and athletic. 

Kansas City is even now a city of culture. There are many college-bred men and women here 
who take a keen interest in the world's progress. They are great readers and have better book 
stores than most cities, and they are "keeping right up with the procession," whether it 
Culture ^ religious, scientific, artistic or practical. This accounts for the splendid churches, 
fine schools, beautiful theatres, public library, and universal public spirit ; for 120 churches which 
cost 14,000,000, and a library building costing $200,000 ; for a magnificent High School, with its big 
auditorium, fine laboratory and costly scientific equipment, and for one of its seven daily news- 
papers having an average circulation of 63,510 copies daily; for her Law school, two or three 
Medical colleges, two Dental Colleges, several Business and Shorthand schools, six big book stores, 
five fine large, new theatres, a music hall, a Lyceum, Art Schools, the various publications devoted 
specially to grain, live stock, the horse show, and the altogether wideawakeness. 

There are over 3 000 telephones in use and telephonic communication is established with all the 
principal towns in Missouri or Kansas within 1 50 miles, as well as Omaha, Neb. The great tele- 
phone and cable companies have large offices, and there is a local system for Kansas City 
pboncs work solel y- In hotels she is well supplied. Two of them would be creditable to 
any city in the world, either in architecture, furnishings, table, bar or management, and 
one of them, in comfort and elegance, can hardly be surpassed in Chicago, Boston or New York. 
There are many smaller ones, numerous family hotels, clubs, and restaurants. The transient visitor 
has himself only to blame if he does not " live on the fat of the land " while here. 

Not less complete are her provisions for protecting life and property. Her fire department 
has been acknowledged and heralded as one of the most efficient in the world, and in 
^jfire" 1 * a recent international contest at London, it carried off the honors for its quickness, 
Stents' ski11 ancl a PP liances - Her police force has long been known to be one of the 
very best in the country and the terror of evil doers. 
Let us turn now briefly to some of her tremendous industrial enterprises and see what she has 
done and is about to do. Kansas City had 30,000 people in 1870. Kansas City, Kansas, then 
" Wyandotte," was a mere village. By the census of 1890 Kansas City, Kansas, had 38,000 
^^an? 10 " and Kansas City, Missouri, 132,000. Since the original town was platted, 249 additions 
ffnfcustries ^ave b een m ade, anc ^ f rom the most reliable sources it is conservatively estimated that 
within the last three years this city has increased her population at least 30,000, and Kansas City, 
Kansas, 5,000. Add Westport and Argentine, for all are but one place with no visible lines between 
them, and we have at the very least not less than 215,000 people. Every house is full; rents have 
advanced 25 to 50 per cent during the last eight months, and almost every laborer is employed. 

The chief factor in this development has been the railroads. Kansas City is the second largest 
railway center in the world. The first train came into the city September 20, 1865. She now has 



27 different lines and 18 railroad systems. Together they comprise 52,000 miles, and 
IRailvoabs traverse 32 states and territories. There are 326 miles of track and 1,436 switches in the 
manufacturing districts alone. Every day 400 trains enter and leave the city and 146,410 passenger 
and freight trains yearly. These roads have made the great packing houses, the elevators and mills, 
the agricultural implement depots, the stock yards, the smelters, foundries, factories, wholesale 
houses and distributing agencies. In 30 years Kansas City has grown from a town to the tenth 
city in the United States in postal business and bank clearings. A glance at a few of these indus- 
tries in detail will give the reader some comprehension of Kansas City's present and future which 
no general statement can adequately impress on his mind. 

In the first place, every railroad in both cities is crossed and connected by the Belt Line, thus 
affording easy, quick and cheap transfers from any road or depot to another. There are 16 bridges 
across the Kaw river, several viaducts over the railroad yards, an elevated railroad and 
36elt Xine ^ miles of street railways, a local telegraph line and complete telephone systems to give 
every facility for rapid transit of property, person or thought. 

The banking and loan capital of the city is $10,500,000; the bank surplus is $1,500,000; the de- 
posits May 1, 1896, $22,186,805; the clearings of the nine national banks comprising the 
Clearings Clearing House Association, reached $699,686,254 for the year ending June 10, i895, thus 
deposits taking tenth place in the business of the great cities of the United States. Think of that 
as an achievement for an inland city in 25 years — for her growth really began in 1870. 

There are five immense Packing houses. These kill 3,500,000 cattle, hogs and sheep yearly. 
This industry alone represents $20,000,000 in plants and capital engaged, employs 7,000 
AjgouSs people, pays over $3,000,000 in wages and produces $70,000,000 in meats and other 
manufactured goods and articles annually. 
The Livestock yards constitute another big industry. They are the most complete and con- 
venient ever built and second to Chicago only. In 1894-5, $1,500,000 was spent in enlarging them, 
and now another addition is about to be made The receipts for 1895 required the 
use of 110,000 freight cars and the sales amounted to over $105,000,000. The Livestock 
Exchange has recently been enlarged and almost doubled in capacity, and over 100 firms, employ- 
ing nearly 1,000 men, are members of the exchange. The membership fee has lately been increased 
to S2,500. The receipts of horses and mules amount to 45,000 annually. 

The Elevators and Grain Depots have a capacity for 5,000,000 bushels, and a handling capacity 
of about 1,000,000 bushels per day. Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma produce 25 per 
cent, of all the wheat grown in this country, and Kansas City is the nearest and 
natural market. It is equally so for the corn, oats, rye, hay, potatoes and apples. The 
trade in these products in 1895 was over $95,000,000. The Grain Exchange is one of the finest 
buildings of the city and occupies a half square. 

The grain market makes the city a milling center. Fuel is cheap. Competition keeps freights 
down. The states contiguous have a possible productive capacity in wheat of 150,000,000 
bushels per annum. Here is a hint for millers. Wheat must be ground before it can 
be used, but the present milling capacity is about 5,000,000 bushels only per year. The Kansas 
City, Pittsburg & Gulf Railroad will this year furnish a new seaport at Port Arthur, on 
Seaport * ne °^ Mexico, which will be 300 miles nearer water than now. This railroad is a 
Kansas City enterprise and is another evidence of her indomitable courage and sharp 
insight into the future. 

" Westward the course of empire takes its way." The center of population follows. For a 
time it tarried at Indianapolis. It cannot stop at St. Louis, and it cannot go beyond Kansas City. 



So its livestock, grain, packing' houses, railroads, mills, factories and distributing depots 

Ipopulatton 



Center of muS j- multiply and production increase. So likewise must population and wealth. And 



as attention is already focused on this luminous city, its progress must be rapid and the 
volume of business vast. It is not impossible that it may have 500,000 in 1901 ; nor that our actual 
wealth invested in business and excluding real estate will be #500,000,000. 

As a Jobbing center she has made great strides. There are now 600 firms here engaged in 
jobbing trade alone, and almost every branch of the business is represented ; everything" you can 
think of is handled, bought or sold here. Brazilian bananas, New York and California 
Center 9 S ra P es ar "d Mexican oranges are sold here by the caiload with as little comment as Kansas 
wheat or Missouri corn and apples. It were easier to say what is not handled here, and 
all the wholesale trade is enlivened by 3,000 retail houses, whose annual transactions employ 
$15,000,000, and whose sales pile up $40,000,000 For example, to emphasize the statement, just 
consider that Kansas City has 67 agricultural implement houses, St. Louis 39, Omaha 36, Dallas 31, 
Minneapolis 26, Council Bluffs 27, Des Moines 18, Peoria 15, St. Joseph 13, St. Paul 11. These are 
our rivals ; where do they stand ? 

There are about 570 Manufacturing Establishments here, other than the large ones before 
noticed. They employ about $13,000,000 capital and produce annually about $35,000,000 in manu- 
factured articles. The primal advantages of material, fuel, labor, location, water distribu- 
^tode3 C= ^ on anc * mos t mar kets in the shortest distance, can nowhere be found in larger measure, 
and they cannot be ignored. What has started smelters, packing houses, foundries, mills 
and factories in wooden, woolen and cotton goods, tanneries and leather goods, clothing, furniture, 
tiling, cement, plows and harrows, canned goods, crackers and candies, linseed oil, paints, varnish, lime, 
stone, marble and hundreds of other lines, will also multiply them. She now needs especially more 
mills, tanneries and factories for wagons, boots and shoes, farm implements, machinery, hardware, 
fruit packing and soap making. For all these the materials are at the door, and water, coal, timber 
and labor are waiting. And as a distributing point, Kansas City, as well as any other place, may 
claim to be "the hub," with more channels of outlet than any other city in the world, save one only. 

In climate no other city of comparable commercial importance in the United States equals 
Kansas City. It escapes long, rigorous winters and long hot summers , it has bright skies and 
seasonable rains ; it is not in the path of the storm areas, so the cyclones go round us ; 
the highest wind in 15 years was 52 miles per hour. Snow fell once 16 inches deep, and 
•the normal temperature for a year averages in January 28 deg., February 30, March 41, April 56, 
May 63, June 73, July 77, August 75, September 68, October 57, November 4t, and December 37 
deg. On the other hand, it has gone down during the last 15 years to zero twice in 1889, twice in 
1890-91, 5 times in 1892, 7 times in 1893, and 5 times in 1894. A year's average is 54 degrees. 

For healthfulness, a comparison with the death rates of other cities in 1895 shows New Or- 
©catb leans was. 28.17 per 1,000 inhabitants; Boston, 24.02; New York, 23.52; Pittsburg, 22.25; 
tRatc Brooklyn, 21. 21; Philadelphia, 21 20; Baltimore, 20.99; St. Louis, 19 08; Buffalo, 19 02; Cin- 
cinnati, 18.74; San Francisco, 18 36; Milwaukee, 17. 16; Chicago, 16.93, and KansasCity, 11.06. 

When, therefore, we see her robed as she will be in 1901, she will be like a maiden just 
come to womanhood. The bloom of youth will be soft and bright upon her cheeks, and her 
well rounded proportions will fill the eye and captivate the judgment of mature men. 
"Kansas a s the great inland metropolis, the center of railroads, of manufactures, of immense 
^Beautiful wealth, the seat of learning, the city of beautiful homes, and of every comfort and 
in 1901 j uxur y i ^he e y es Q f a ][ |-| ie wor id w in i 00 k longingly towards her, and those who behold her 
will testify to the charms of a city so young, so bright, so clean, so healthful, so beautiful and so busy. 



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